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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Mike Martin
A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.
Voting alignment
Sir Desmond Swayne and Mike Martin voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 244 shared comparable votes.
181 same votes
63 different votes
244 shared votes
Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.
Topic alignment
Closest by topic
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
88.7 %
16 % above average
Participation
58.5 %
14 % below average
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
332
568 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
185
55.7 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
147
44.3 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Debates
133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Appearances
91
+15.9 vs Commons average
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Contributions
119
-14.3 vs Commons average
Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.
Financials and interests
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£164,314
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£164,314
27 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
40
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills
Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.
Most active voting topics
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
No
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
18 Mar 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API